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Singapore’s Temasek eyes AI, private credit with portfolio at record

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

The Temasek Holdings Pte. logo during a news conference in Singapore. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings saw its net portfolio value climb to 518 billion Singapore dollars ($401 billion) for the year ended March 31, a second straight annual record. Temasek recorded a 10.5% total shareholder return in the...

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Temasek’s China exposure jumps most in five years on AI, tech pivot

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Temasek Holdings increased its China exposure by 10 billion Singapore dollars ($7.7 billion) last fiscal year — the biggest annual increase in five years, as the state investor repositions its portfolio in the country for a new growth cycle led by artificial intelligence and advanced technology. “We saw a rebound in China,” Chief Executive Officer...

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Shenzhen, not Silicon Valley, best placed to create the ‘next Apple’

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Visitors wear smart glasses during the sixth China International Consumer Products Expo CICPE in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, April 13, 2026. Zhang Liyun | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Startups building consumer electronics will have a better shot at becoming the next Apple in Shenzhen than in Silicon Valley, said Will Wang, CEO...

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Denmark PM vows to defend Greenland after Trump renews threats

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

Birds fly over houses overshadowed by the mountain in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 10, 2026. Florent Vergnes | Afp | Getty Images Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday delivered a rebuke to President Donald Trump‘s latest push for U.S. control of Greenland, saying the Scandinavian country is ready to defend “every inch” of its...

China’s rare missile test will push wary Asia-pacific countries to close ranks

TazaPulseJuly 8, 2026

People’s Liberation Army (PLA) JL-3 intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles on Chang’an Avenue at Tiananmen Square during a military parade to mark 80 years since Japan’s defeat in World War II held in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s rare launch of a ballistic missile from a...

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Oil prices rise after reported Iran attack

TazaPulseJuly 7, 2026

A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA, which is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra, as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. Mohammed Aty | Reuters Oil prices rose on Tuesday morning following...

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The toll risk hanging over oil markets

TazaPulseJuly 7, 2026

A view of Belawan Port in the waters of the Malacca Strait, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on April 28, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s push for control over the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some energy market participants to worry about the introduction of tolls on the Strait of Malacca, one of...

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India fashion retailer Trent tumbles 11% as revenue growth disappoints

TazaPulseJuly 7, 2026

People are shopping for clothing and beauty products at a Zudio store in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 4, 2024. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of one of India’s biggest fashion retailers, Trent, plunged over 11% on Tuesday after the company’s first-quarter revenue growth...

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Hanwha Ocean shares sink 23% as it loses bid to build Canada’s next fleet of submarines

TazaPulseJuly 7, 2026

YANTAI, CHINA – OCTOBER 27 2025: Ships are seen under construction at Hanwha Ocean Shandong Co. Ltd. in Yantai, Shandong province, eastern China, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Five U.S.-based subsidiaries of the South Korean company Hanwha Ocean have been put on China’s sanction list to punish its role in prompting the United States to...